At last they're taking off!

Over the last couple of week I’ve seen quite a number, maybe about a dozen, really big bumble bees. They all had one thing in common – they were all walking along the pavement!

Nae shoppin’ like, just dondering along looking hard! ‘Mess wi me like and you'll get the sharp end of ma tail.’ sorta look!

What a relief today to see a couple more who were actually flying – or maybe they were just making a bee line for their hiker bee mates!

Any apiarists able to confirm this is normal beehaviour?